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08 May 2017, 16:47
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“The following appeared as part of a column in a popular entertainment magazine:
The producers of the forthcoming movie 3003 will be more likely to maximize their profits if they are willing to pay Robin Good several million dollars to star in it- even though that amount is far more than any other person involved with the movie will make. After all, Robin has in the paid been paid a similar amount to work in several films that were very financially successful
Discuss how well reasoned….etc.”
The article written in this popular entertainment magazine is flawed for numerous reasons. The article lacks any substantial data or information that would help to support its conclusion for the success of this Robin Good movie. It also puts together an irrational cause and effect comparison that does not logically support the argument stated.
First off, the article says that since Robin Good is being paid several million dollars for the role in 3003, it will be a successful movie. There is no other information given to help support this argument. Logical supporting facts would be the type of movie genre that 3003 is, who wrote the script, and what actors/ actresses are playing the role of the supporting characters. Instead, the columnist of this newspaper chooses to believe that if the leading actor is paid a large amount of money, the film’s profits will outweigh the costs put in to developing the film. Second, the columnist chooses to believe that since Robin Good was paid a similar amount to star in other movies, this movie will also be a success. There is no evidence that supports this argument. Compensation of an actor does not directly correlate to the profit gained from releasing a movie. Lastly, in order to determine if 3003 will make a profit; we need to understand how much money is being put in to creating this movie, and how much the return from this investment is projected to be. Profit is calculated by subtracting your costs from your earnings, and neither of these figures is stated in this argument. Therefore, we cannot conclude whether the movie will be profitable of not.
As you can see, the columnist of this popular entertainment magazine has come to a ¬¬¬this conclusion with no substantial supporting information. In order to understand how profitable the movie will be, given Robin Good is paid as they are suggesting, ones needs to understand more about the movie (plot, characters, producer, etc) and the costs and earnings projected from creating the movie. These factors would help to conclude whether the movie will be profitable, and they support a cause and effect relationship that is not supported by the columnist’s claims.
The producers of the forthcoming movie 3003 will be more likely to maximize their profits if they are willing to pay Robin Good several million dollars to star in it- even though that amount is far more than any other person involved with the movie will make. After all, Robin has in the paid been paid a similar amount to work in several films that were very financially successful
Discuss how well reasoned….etc.”
The article written in this popular entertainment magazine is flawed for numerous reasons. The article lacks any substantial data or information that would help to support its conclusion for the success of this Robin Good movie. It also puts together an irrational cause and effect comparison that does not logically support the argument stated.
First off, the article says that since Robin Good is being paid several million dollars for the role in 3003, it will be a successful movie. There is no other information given to help support this argument. Logical supporting facts would be the type of movie genre that 3003 is, who wrote the script, and what actors/ actresses are playing the role of the supporting characters. Instead, the columnist of this newspaper chooses to believe that if the leading actor is paid a large amount of money, the film’s profits will outweigh the costs put in to developing the film. Second, the columnist chooses to believe that since Robin Good was paid a similar amount to star in other movies, this movie will also be a success. There is no evidence that supports this argument. Compensation of an actor does not directly correlate to the profit gained from releasing a movie. Lastly, in order to determine if 3003 will make a profit; we need to understand how much money is being put in to creating this movie, and how much the return from this investment is projected to be. Profit is calculated by subtracting your costs from your earnings, and neither of these figures is stated in this argument. Therefore, we cannot conclude whether the movie will be profitable of not.
As you can see, the columnist of this popular entertainment magazine has come to a ¬¬¬this conclusion with no substantial supporting information. In order to understand how profitable the movie will be, given Robin Good is paid as they are suggesting, ones needs to understand more about the movie (plot, characters, producer, etc) and the costs and earnings projected from creating the movie. These factors would help to conclude whether the movie will be profitable, and they support a cause and effect relationship that is not supported by the columnist’s claims.
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